Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Senegal
Senegal: Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score was 34.65 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Senegal, 2009–2014
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 34.65 for getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Senegal ranks 180th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 30.76 | — |
| 2010 | 31.02 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 31.27 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 32.62 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 34.43 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 34.65 | +0.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 34.65 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.76, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 34.65 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.68, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.76 | 30.76 | 30.76 | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.8 | 31.02 | 34.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 177 Guinea-Bissau 35.96 compare
- 178 Malawi 35.78 compare
- 179 Burundi 35.27 compare
- 181 Uganda 33.48 compare
- 182 Central African Republic 32.27 compare
- 183 Madagascar 23.39 compare
More private sector data for Senegal
- Merchandise trade 60.0% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 11.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 541.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2768 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Senegal?
- Getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score in Senegal was 34.65 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 34.65 in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.76 in 2009.
- How does Senegal rank for getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score?
- Senegal ranks 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
- Is getting electricity (db10-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting electricity is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB10-15 studies.